Changing

A cocoon is effective only as a means of change

Kathleen Norris, From Acedia and Me

I used to have a little friend (now a grown up attorney!) 

 who would cross her baby arms and say

"no looka me, no talka me. no toucha me!"

The kid knew how to cocoon!

Hiding away from the world has its time 

 And it has its place

But when we are once again ready to face life

                                                     
                                                                  We should step out big!

We should emerge!

Refreshed and full of vibrancy

 Otherwise...we were just hanging around!

and that's poetiquejustis
Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened,
 and I will give you rest.
Matthew 11:28 

From The Inside Out

"To live happily is an inward power of the soul." ~ Aristotle 

Cakes are made from the outside in

Buildings are built from the bottom up

Make up brushes on 

 and washes off

 ah..but joy....

and happiness....

and freedom from fear

 only comes from living from the inside out

Today...take inventory

What is powering your soul?

Does it feel like this?

or this?

 Choose your power

and that's poetiquejustis

But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, 

and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, 

and to the end of the earth.” Acts 1:8

Something To Write Home About

“To send a letter is a good way to go somewhere without moving anything but your heart.” 

Phyllis Theroux

I have no aversion to the Internet

I love Facebook

Linkedin

texts and emails

I love it all

But there is something about hearing that scratch of pen across paper

That still brings me closer to what I want to say

And to the one to whom I want to say it

And that's poetiquejustis

I am writing to you, dear children, 

because your sins have been forgiven on account of His name.

1 John 2:12

Once Again

Some day, you will be old enough to read fairy tales again.

C S Lewis to his Granddaughter when he wrote The Chronicles of Narnia

The day we turn on back  on just believing 

is the day that we grow old

The day we stop reaching for the impossible

 is when our hearts grow cold

May today bring you all the promises that you readily receive

May today be the first of many 

when you once again believe.

and that's poetiquejustis

I have come into the world as a light, 

so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness.

John 12:46

It Just Takes Time

Our patience will achieve more than our force

Edmund Burke

It takes time

For bread to rise

For a tree to grow

For a flower to open

And life?

Now that you have to give a little time

and that's poetiquejustis

But let patience have her perfect work, 

that you may be perfect and entire, 

wanting nothing. James 1:4

Because You Have A Song

The bird does not sing because it has an answer.

It sings because it has a song

Lou Holtz

Life is not waiting for your answers

Life is not even waiting for your questions

Life is not tapping its toe until you give it logic

certainly not logic

And life does not care if you give it a

or a 

Life just wants you to 

and maybe a bit of a song

so today-

find your song

and sing it!

and that's poetiquejustis

Praise the LORD! How good to sing praises to our God! How delightful and how fitting!

Psalm 147:1

My Survival Menu

As long as there's pasta and Chinese food in the world, I'm okay.

Michael Chang

Say what you want about comfort food

But bring it on!

Because a world that offers the likes of

"Customer Service" departments

Cable Companies

The IRS

and Talk Show Hosts

Had better come also come equipped with:

Mashed potatoes

Apple Pie

and  Mac Cheese

Or I'm not playing

and that's poetiquejustis

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, 

the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort

2 Corinthians 1:3